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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Paul Gorst

Liverpool issue response to Champions League final chaos after UEFA launch investigation

Tom Werner has written a letter to French sports minister, Amelie Oudea-Costera, calling for an apology to the Liverpool supporters subjected to heavy-handed treatment from riot police at the Champions League final.

And the Reds' CEO, Billy Hogan, labelled comments made by the French politician on Monday about fans being let "out in the wild" outside the Stade de France as "completely inappropriate".

Thousands of supporters were left stuck outside the stadium on Saturday night as Jurgen Klopp's players prepared to face Real Madrid in the Champions League showpiece. The Reds lost 1-0 on the night, but it's the fallout from the shocking treatment of football followers outside the stadium that has dominated the agenda.

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